Week 4 · Recap
Cowboys 34, Texans 30: Week 4 recap
What happened
The Cowboys edged the Texans 34-30 on the road at Reliant Stadium in Week 4, moving to 2-2.
The Cowboys outgained the Texans 399-397 in total yards, each side had 0 turnovers, and went 5-14 on third down.
Dak Prescott went 32 of 45 for 335 yards and 1 TD. Javonte Williams had 19 carries for 62 yards and 3 TDs on the ground. CeeDee Lamb led the receivers with 17 catches for 189 yards and 1 TD.
On defense, Quinnen Williams led with 1 sack and Malik Hooker had 7 tackles.
Team stats
- 399Total yards397
- 324Passing yards335
- 75Rushing yards62
- 28First downs16
- 5-14Third down3-10
- 4-4Red zone (TD-att)2-2
- 0Turnovers0
- 3-11Sacked-yards2-12
- 6-47Penalties-yards13-90
- 33:27Possession26:33
Box score from ESPN.
Scoring plays
Score: DAL-HOU- 1st quarter
- HOUNico Collins 7 Yd pass from C.J. Stroud (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)10:010-7
- DALBrandon Aubrey 39 Yd Field Goal 5:103-7
- HOUKa'imi Fairbairn 51 Yd Field Goal 1:493-10
- 2nd quarter
- DALBrandon Aubrey 50 Yd Field Goal 12:306-10
- HOUKa'imi Fairbairn 39 Yd Field Goal2:056-13
- HOUKa'imi Fairbairn 54 Yd Field Goal 0:006-16
- 3rd quarter
- DALJavonte Williams 8 Yd Rush (Brandon Aubrey Kick)12:5513-16
- HOUNico Collins 22 Yd pass from C.J. Stroud (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)10:5013-23
- DALJavonte Williams 1 Yd Rush (Brandon Aubrey Kick)6:4920-23
- 4th quarter
- DALJavonte Williams 2 Yd Rush (Brandon Aubrey Kick)11:1727-23
- HOUWoody Marks 6 Yd Rush (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)2:2327-30
- DALCeeDee Lamb 12 Yd pass from Dak Prescott (Brandon Aubrey Kick)0:4034-30
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Data note: scores, schedules, standings, injuries, lines, and ESPN's predictor come from ESPN's public APIs, as of Nov 13, 2026, 10:25 a.m. CT. Written text is generated from that data and adds no numbers of its own.